Guns

Question of the Week #307

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If most of your neighbors owned guns legally, would you feel more protected or more at risk than you do now? I could probably provide a better answer to this question if I actually knew my neighbors. If I felt that my neighbors were reasonably intelligent, level-headed, and mostly sane, I would not have a … Continue reading Question of the Week #307

I Need to Get Some Things Off My Chest

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I'm breaking my blogging hiatus even though I'm not entirely sure I'm ready to break my blogging hiatus. But there are some things that have been happening in the world that have gotten under my skin and I would like to address those things, briefly. This will not be an award winning blog post that … Continue reading I Need to Get Some Things Off My Chest

Let’s Go, Sugarbeet

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Yesterday, my friend Caitlyn offered to provide a writing prompt to some folks on Twitter. I accepted the challenge. She gave me the first sentence. The rest was up to me... "Let's go, sugarbeet," he said and snapped on the light. He was holding two duffle bags, one very light, the other very heavy. It … Continue reading Let’s Go, Sugarbeet

Question of the Week #44

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You are offered $1,000,000 for the following act: Before you are ten pistols--only one of which is loaded. You must pick up one of the pistols, point it at your forehead, and pull the trigger. If you can walk away you do so a millionaire. Would you accept the risk? There was a time when … Continue reading Question of the Week #44